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In affected vehicles, software may cause a sudden loss of power while driving, due to a reset battery management control or deactivated inverter.
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Fast-charging price hike, EV price war, BMW EVs from Mexico: Today’s Car NewsBMW will turn to Mexico to make some of its more affordable EVs for the U.S. The past couple weeks have signaled that the EV price war has begun. And Electrify America raises prices. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Electrify America last week announced price hikes for EV fast-charging...
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The EV price war is here, and it's “no pain, no gain” for automakersIt will take cost cuts for parts, better manufacturing efficiency and, in some cases, ramped-up production of gasoline trucks to get to the price and availability shoppers want of EVs.
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BMW's next-gen Neue Klasse EVs will be made in MexicoThat may allow these new EVs, and their related battery production facility, to qualify for U.S. tax credits and supply-chain incentives.
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Electrify America slaps frequent EV chargers with 15% price hikeAn Electrify America price hike appears to impose the biggest upcharge (by percentage) on drivers who charge regularly and have the Pass+ membership.
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Ioniq 6 range, Mazda PHEV, GM battery flexibility, EV tax credit price caps: The Week in ReverseWhich automaker promised “radically simplified” future EVs with smaller batteries? And which one doesn’t see 300-mile EVs as the future? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 3, 2023. One of the...
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Shoppers get some clarity on tax-credit price caps and SUVs like the Tesla Model Y. Volvo aims more EVs for China. VW reportedly approved a smaller EV for the U.S. And Ford is aiming to keep it simple and scale up with its EVs. Sound familiar? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford CEO Jim Farley on Thursday revealed that the company will be aiming to make its future EVs “radically simplified,” with smaller batteries, fewer parts, and the potential to be built in the millions. The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a change in how vehicles will be considered cars or...
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Treasury lifts EV tax credit confusion over SUV price capWhat is an SUV? The IRS says look at the EPA info on the window sticker.
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Report: Small VW EV, battery plant considered for North AmericaThe Canadian province of Ontario is reportedly in the running for a battery plant, while an EV smaller than the ID.4 may have already been given the green light.
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Broader Volvo EV push reportedly adds SUVs, sedans, luxury vanIn addition to electric versions of its current lineup of sedans and crossover SUVs, Volvo is planning some models aimed specifically at Asian markets, according to the report.
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Ford CEO: Future EVs will be “radically simplified,” use smaller batteriesFord is working on next-generation EVs with a focus on simplicity, leaner manufacturing, and producing them in the millions.
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Mapping federal charging network, EV charging tax, Mazda on EV range: Today’s Car NewsA group helps map out the federal EV charging network. Kansas looks at taxing charging. And will EV range keep getting longer as batteries improve? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Will future EVs keep offering longer range than previous models? Consider the CEO of Mazda in the U.S. as...
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Second-time EV owners will have different expectations and won’t be so focused on range, says the CEO of Mazda USA.
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Kansas lawmakers want to tax public EV chargingHome charging wouldn't be taxed, though, which has some calling foul as it penalizes those who rent and are dependent on public charging.
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Study: 1,104 new EV fast-charging stations will meet 50-mile intervalA new study suggests that with 1,104 additional fast-charging locations, major transportation corridors will be covered.
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Ioniq 6 beats Model 3, Toyota EV position, GM battery flexibility: Today’s Car NewsToyota’s change at the top likely doesn’t change its position on EVs. GM says it’s flexible on battery format; read into that what you will. And the Hyundai Ioniq 6 pushes efficiency and range to new heights. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 beats the...
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GM CEO: Flexible on battery cells in EV rampIf GM shifts cell types, what happens to the economies of scale the company has been targeting with its cells co-developed with LG?
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Does Toyota CEO change signal it's going all-in on EVs?Certainly not. Toyota recently re-upped its argument that lithium will be in short supply and CO2 reductions will go farther with hybrids, fuel cells, and PHEVs.
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Hyundai's 140 MPGe (4.2 mi/kwh) combined figure also ties the Lucid Air for efficiency, although the RWD Lucid Air Pure due later in the year will likely leap well ahead.
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2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, Mazda CX-90 PHEV debut, fast-chargers at TA: Today’s Car NewsThe SUV version of the GMC Hummer EV pledges to Tread Lightly. Electrify America plans to install more chargers at roadside travel centers. And Mazda’s flagship makes its debut in plug-in hybrid form. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mazda has revealed its flagship CX-90 SUV plug-in...
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2024 Mazda CX-90 plug-in hybrid beats Toyota Highlander to PHEV punchThe 2024 Mazda CX-90 ushers in the electrified era for the automaker with three rows and a plug.
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First of heaviest Hummer SUV ever auctioned for Tread Lightly causeThese proceeds serve to remind that the pickup version of this electric truck weighs more than 9,000 pounds.
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TA TravelCenters hosts road-trip EV charging stops, 50 miles apartThe EV DC fast-charging locations will be supported by Electrify America and considered part of its network, and they're set to be installed at 200 sites over five years.
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Mustang Mach-E prices, Audi electric off-roader, Tesla’s California lead: Today’s Car NewsFord lowers prices on most of the Mustang Mach-E lineup. Audi reportedly considers an electric off-road SUV. Limiting the size of EV batteries might make a big difference to raw materials concerns. And is Tesla maintaining its mammoth California EV sales lead? This and more, here at Green Car...
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